Ancient Benedictine monastery, whose present ensemble dates from the XVIII century. The monastery has four cloisters and the most important is decorated with azulejos and a granite fountain at the centre. The church has beautiful golden woodcarving works.
A benedictin convent that dates back to the 12th century, totally remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries. The façade is sided by two belltowers that end a fronton topped by a cross. The church, in the shape of a cross, has a nave with a cylinder shaped dome. The cloyster has, on the lower floor, six toscane archways and a baroque fountain in the centre.
Romanesque monument, one of the oldest in Portugal. The monastery, only after centuries of degradation, the Church, the cloister and chapter room pré-manuelino. The physiognomy of the semiguerreira conventual Church, with its Tower side arches, its thick walls and giant that flank the portal, gives it a religious function and, at the same time, defensive. Inside, the highlight goes to the depth and height of the nave, as well as to the robustness of the granite pumpkin of the chancel and the well preserved trunks for coffin of noble Knights. It should also be mentioned a vestige of a mural …
The monastery of Ferreira is a typical example of an ecclesiastical establishment of agrarian roots. It is a remarkable rural Romanesque construction dating from the last quarter of the 12th century. The facade is torn by a portal that is unparalleled in the Cathedral of Zamora. Its architectural ensemble is part the Church of s. Pedro de Ferreira, being your frame a single copy in the country. The interior is just one ship, with more than 15 meters in height. A monument of a unique beauty and a magnificent surrounding landscape.
